Ice-cleat for traction-wheels.



PATENTED APB. 21,1908

I; '1). ULRICH, IGE'GLBAT FOR TRACTION WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21., 1907 QXH/lmeooefo m/Mw UNITED STATES TOME Yn. oration,

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ICE-CLEAT FOR TRACTION-WHEELS.

no. 885,205. r

\ Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, i908,

Application filed February 21, 1907. Serial No. 858,747.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TOMEY DJULRICH, a cit i zen of the United States,residing at Marion, in the county of Marion and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful 1m rovements in Ice-Cleats forTractioneels; and I do declare the following to be a full,.clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in detachable ice and snow cleatsfor traction wheels.

The object-of the invention is to provide a cleat of this characteradapted to be secured to the rim of a traction wheel to fit closelybetween the ordinary traction cleats thereon whereby the wheel mayobtain a firm hold on snow or ice When passing over the same.

A further object is to provide an ice cleat for traction wheels whichmaybeTeadily re-.

moved from or re laced on the" wheel when 1 showing the application ofthe invention desired, thus enab ing the cleats to be taken off andsharpened or put order when necessary.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangementoffparts, as will be hereinafter fully described'and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a plan view of a -portion ofthe traction wheel thereto; Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view 0 t theline 2-2 of Fig. 1.; and Fig. 3 is a detail lar in-shape.

into spurs perspective view of one of the c ats removed from the wheel.Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form of the cleats.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 denotes a cleat whichconsists of a fiat base portion. 2

The ends .3 of the base portion 2' are bent outwardly at an inclinationas shown. form sharp ice and snow'engaging edges 5. The beveled outeredges of the endsB are provided with centrally-disposed plain or .V'

shaped notches 6 which divides the edges which is preferably rectangu-The ends 3 are beveled as at 4 to gagement of the edges with ice or snowover which the wheel passes.

The base portion 2 is preferablyformed of such length as to fit snuglybetween theordi nary traction cleats'7 of the wheel, the inclination ofthe ends 3 being preferably such as to engage or fit against theinclined or beveled. edges of the cleats 7, said cleats 7 therebyassistin in holding the ice cleats in position.

The 0 cats 1 are detachably secured to the rim 8 of the wheel in anysuitable manner, the same being here shown as detachablyconnected to therim by means of the bolt 9, which is passed through the bolt hole 10formed in the center of the base ortion 2 of 8 of the wheel. inner endof the bolt 9 and against the inner side ofthe wheel rim therebysecurely clamping the cleat on to the rim. By forming the cleat. 1 tofit between the ordinary traction cleats of the wheel, but one bolt isrequired to secure .the same in place, said traction cleats reventingsaid ice cleat from turning on the bolt. 7 In Fig. .4: of-the drawin s,is shown a modi- -fied form of the cleat 1, in this instance theV.-shaped notch 6 is omitted so that the shar beizeled edges 5 of theoutwardly bent en s of the cleat form only a single ice engagin spur oneach end of the cleat. Thus it be obvious that'I may form the cleat with'two or more ice engaging spurs as may be desired. Y

From the fore oing description, taken in connection with t eaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation ofthe inventionwill be readily understood without requiring amore extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the in- Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

An ice and snow cleat for traction wheels comprising aflat rectangularbase portion,

which greatly facilitates the enthe cleat and through an alined ho e inthe rim I A nut 12 is screwed on to the vention, asdefinedby theappended claims.

and outwardly-projecting inclined, beveled '100 ends ada ted to fitbetween and t6 be held in In testimony whereof I have hereunto setposition y the traction cleats of said wheel,

my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- 10 the ificlined beveledends of sah} cleats havnesses. in t erein'a V-s 1a ed notch to orm iceand 7 5 sn ew engaging spur s and a fastening bolt and TOME1 f ULRICHnut adapted to be applied to said cleats to Witnesses: removably securethe same to the rim of the CHARLES F. SMITH, wheel, substantially asdescribed. DANIEL W. STRAYER.

